But the financing of war, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer has London, Jan. 2.
Amongst commodities, shellac ruled firm on a good trade and investment demand, while American futures in the Liverpool cotton market closed with a permissible advance of 25 points on general buying.
London Rubber: Spot, buyers 11}} sellers 11% une: Feb. delivery, lij +3: sellers 14] Livezpool Cotton: Amer. Futures: Jan. 83; 415; Mar. 8.50 405; May 8.58 425; July 8.50 425; Egyptian Futures (Giz F.GF. No. 1) No. 2 contract: Jan, 10.55 +58; Mar. 105% 40; May 1063 +40; July 10.70 +41.
London 'Metals: Tin, Standard, cash. sellers £246%—1%; 3 mths' sellers EMSA—1x Straits, £2711 Antimony, China Regulus cif, per ton, £16 to £80 Naminai, unc. New York Metals: Antimony, Cainese, in carload lots (25 tons) fob. Nev rk duty paid, 16% cents per it ich, Tin, Straits, c.Lf. New York (25 ton lots) "49% cents per Ib, unch. Copper. Electrolytic, first hand, 151 cents per Ib., unch.—Reuter.
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